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Sentient beings is a technical term within Buddhism, broadly denoting beings with consciousness, sentience, or in some contexts life itself. Sentient beings are composed of the five aggregates, or skandhas: matter, sensation, perception, mental formations and consciousness.
In her 2011 book on animal law, Leslie Bisgould proposed this definition of sentience: A conscious beingâs capacity to feel and perceive; in reference to animals, it often refers to the specific ability to feel pain and suffer.. The concept of a sentient being is hotly debated in the animal law community where the line between law and philosophy (if there is one), is not clearly drawn. It can give rise to some proposals that might raise the eyebrows of some lawyers.